I have lived in many homes throughout my life and a total of 13 since I’ve been married. They weren’t all ideal but it was what I called home at the time. Some we rented, some we owned, we had a really old one, a couple new ones, an apartment, a couple duplexes, some were too small, some needed a lot of work and some were almost perfect for us. The one thing they all had in common was that I tried to make the best out of where I was living at the time. I tried not to think of any of them as temporary because I knew they wouldn’t feel like home if I did.

Making simple changes to your place can help it feel like home and a place you love coming home too. You don’t have to spend much money and sometimes only a little amount of time. I’m going to be sharing ideas on organizing, decorating, ideas for your whole house, ideas for individual rooms and little projects every day for the month of October.

I hope you’ll be able to join me as we talk about making Your Home a Place Where You Love to Live no matter where you are living.

I’m joining The Nester along with lots of other bloggers to bring you a month full of great ideas every day in October.

I’m also linking to these awesome blog parties:Link Party at Organizing Made Fun

So glad I found this on Pinterest!! I am in home #10 in 21 years of marriage, so I understand what you mean about making each place “home” instead of thinking of it as temporary. Also understand each place has its unique challenges. Currently dealing with storage challenges, which means massive organization…and I am fresh out of ideas. Hoping to find new, interesting ideas here.

I CAN’T WAIT …..I HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR 5 YEARS AND I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT A HOME. I CONSTANTLY FEEL LIKE I LIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON MY DOOR STEP AND ONE FOOT ON THE DOOR WAY. I HOPE THAT I LEARN SOMETHING AND MAYBE IT I WILL STOP FEELING THIS WAY. THANKS A BUNCH

We are in our eighth house in thirteen years. The big difference this time is – it’s a rental. (We sold our house so quickly that we decided to rent instead of rushing into something we might regret later.) The problem is – how do I make this rental “feel” like home? I’ll be interested in seeing what you have done.

Yes, I am interested in rental friendly ideas too. I live in my parents’ property. And although they wouldn’t “mind” if I changed things up, I always worry about making sure it stays in a state that they can sell it if they need to (builder’s beige anyone?). I use a lot of 3M Command products, but can’t make or afford any great changes.

Wow this has came at a great time being it October first. I have been in an appt. for the last 6 months. Everything is in it’s place however I have been hesitent to do more because I’m hoping this is temporary. I lived in a house for the past 13+ years & only my 3rd. home outside of my parents. So looking forward to this

OK, so totally random comment- but is the house in the picture where you live? And are those fake dormer windows? The reason I ask is that this house looks EXACTLY like ours and i have never seen another one like it! Sorry for such a weird comment!!!

Yes, that is the house we are living in. The dormers were fake when we first moved in. They were in an unfinished attic area of the house but my husband opened up the wall to that area and now it’s a finished extension of our daughter’s bedroom. It’s a fun room and we love those windows now, but they don’t open. We might replace them at some point. I’ve seen a few houses that look just like ours. Are you in Utah?

I like what you said about not thinking of where you live as temporary because then you will not feel at home. I hope young people will take this to heart because that is one of my greatest regrets. My husband and I bought a 1100 sq. ft. starter home and thought of it as temporary so we never improved it like we wanted it, but what would sell. We ended up living there seventeen years! Really, I never felt at home, but dreamed of that someday house. Missed a lot of happiness that way. Young people, never think of your home as temporary.
Have a great week!

Someone’s Pinterest post led me to another “Day” in this series. And since I hate to start anything except at the beginning, I found the beginning. I am inspired by your words… “I tried not to think of any of them as temporary because I knew they wouldn’t feel like home if I did.” That’s the mindset I need to take. I look forward to reading your blog (I’m fairly new to it). Thank you for all of the great ideas!Diana recently posted..Sweet Inspiration

I too am so happy I came across this and look forward to reading and following. After several years of being in the same home town and only two homes a divorce and carrer change brought new living arrangements. When you travel with industrial construction the living arrangements change regularly but I always wanted my house to feel like home!!